Spanish 201 TR  Spring 1999	Department of Modern and Classical Languages  George Mason University
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Course Description

Spanish 201, the third semester of the basic Spanish sequence prepares you for the work that you will be required to do in Spanish 202. In this course, you will learn more about the Spanish language and you will also continue to develop further all language skills; speaking, listening, writing and reading. Your final grade will be determined as follows:

Class Preparation and Participation 5% or 15%
Graded Assignments 20%
Exams 45%
Oral Presentation 20%
Final Written Exam 10% or 0%

IMPORTANT: Be aware of the fact that learning a foreign language requires your regular class attendance, your undivided attention in class, and at least the same amount of hours of homework per week that you spend in class.

Textbook

1. VanPatten, B., Marks, M. A., and Teschner, R. V. Destinos. Alternate Edition. McGraw-Hill: New York, 1997.

2. VanPatten, B. Destinos. Workbook/Study Guide I and II. McGraw-Hill: New York, 1997

3. Highly recommended: A good Spanish - English dictionary.

4. Additional materials can be found at http://mason.gmu.edu/~eromanme/destinos.htm

Attendance

You must be exposed to Spanish and use Spanish in order to learn it, so you really want to be in class and benefit from it. Class attendance provides the kind of interaction in Spanish that you cannot do at home. For this reason, there is no real substitution for attendance. In addition, you will have to take a final written exam if you miss more than two classes during the semester.

Irregular attendance will severely affect your learning process and, consequently, your final grade in this course.

In case of non-attendance

Although there is no way to make up for non-participation, starting at your fourth absence you will be required to submit for each absence either a 5 minute tape recorded dialogue with any other person, or a 10 sentence paragraph in Spanish on the subject discussed during the class you missed. These tasks will not be graded, but you will receive an Incomplete if this is not completed. 

Class Preparation

In order for you to actively participate in class, you have to read the material assigned for each class and prepare the activities assigned by your instructor. These activities can include workbook and textbook activities, and the viewing of videotapes in the lab.

Class Participation

In order to participate, you must be present. You will be graded for this component of the course. It will be based on the quality and quantity of what you say in Spanish in class. The participation grade includes your active contribution in Spanish in regular class sessions, pair work, and small group activities.

Graded Assignments

These assignments include written compositions, class quizzes, and book exercises. Your instructor will inform you about the specific contents and dates of these assignments.

Exams

There will be 3 exams. All exams are comprehensive and will include all the material covered in class up to the date of the exam. Exams will include listening, grammar, reading, writing and culture sections. There are NO MAKE-UPS for missed tests. Consult your instructor if your absence is fully justified.

Oral Assignments

Your oral performance in Spanish will be evaluated by means of a five-minute oral class presentation and a ten-minute oral interview with your teacher during the exam week. This presentation will last approximately 10 minutes. The class presentation might include a variety of tasks, such as role-plays, description of pictures, answering personal questions, responding to a situation, asking questions, etc. The interview is comprehensive and will include all the material covered in class. More details will be given in class by your instructor.

Final Written Exam

Whether or not you will be required to take the final written exam will depend on your attendance as mentioned above. If you miss more than three classes you will have to sit for the written final to be counted as 10% of your grade, reducing your preparation/participation grade to 5%.

Schedule

A detailed schedule can be found on the WWW at:

http://www.gmu.edu/departments/fld/SPANISH/s99/201trb.htm

Grading Scale

A 100-93
A- 92-90
B+ 89-87
B 86-83
B- 82-80
C+ 79-77
C 76-70
D 69-60
F 59-0

 

HONOR CODE

All written assignments, quizzes and examinations must be done independently. Please read the university catalogue for information regarding the GMU Honor Code.

Last day to drop this class: February 26, 1999

SPANISH 201 – Spring 1999 – TR TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Fecha	Lección	Contenido	Gramática
Martes 26/1	Introducción al curso
Jueves 28/1	Repaso lecciones 28-29		Pres. Subjuntivo
Martes 2/2	Lección 32	El mundo y su forma	Pres. Subjuntivo
Jueves 4/2	Lecciones 32-33	Profesiones y oficios	Pres. Subjuntivo
Martes 9/2	Lección 33
Jueves 11/2	Lección 34	Relaciones sociales	Pretérito Perfecto
Martes 16/2	Lecciones 34-35	Consejos y sugerencias	Subjuntivo
Jueves 18/2	Lección 35
Martes 23/2	Repaso - Examen I
Jueves 25/2	Lección 37	El dinero	Pretérito de subjuntivo
Martes 2/3	Lecciones 37-38	El dinero; la estructura familiar	Pretérito de subjuntivo
Jueves 4/3	Lección 38
Martes 9/3	Lección 39	Los bienes raíces	Pretérito de subjuntivo
Jueves 11/3	Lecciones 39-40	Correos y viajes	Condicional
15/3-19/3	Vacaciones de primavera
Martes 23/3	Lección 40
Jueves 25/3	Lección 41	Viajes	Condicional
Martes 30/3	Lecciones 41-42	En un restaurante	Condicional
Jueves ¼	Lección 42
Martes 6/4	Repaso 37-42 - Examen II
Jueves 8/4	Lección 43	En un hotel	Pluscuamperfecto
Martes 13/4	Lecciones 43-44	Deportes	Pluscuamperfecto
Jueves 15/4	Lección 44
Martes 20/4	Lección 45	La vida hispana	Debería haber…
Jueves 22/4	Lecciones 45-46	Diversiones y pasatiempos	Orac. condicionales
Martes 27/4	Lección 46
Jueves 29/4	Lección 47		Relaciones temporales
Martes 4/5	Lecciones 47 y 52
Jueves 6/5	Repaso - Examen III
Exam Week	Examen Oral	Consult schedule of classes for appropriate date and time.